Wildcat Tennis Opens Season Friday

The Wildcats’ tennis team opens the season Friday at a Hallsville tournament, weather permitting. Tony Martinez is in his fifth year as Wildcats Tennis Coach. His assistant is Coach Mike Meador. Coach Martinez told his team recently they are ahead of where they were at his time last year. He said this year’s team is the best he has had at Sulphur Springs. Coach Martinez expects his players to go deep in tournaments.

On the boys’ side, Jonah Kirkpatrick serves as the team captain. Other key boys include Aaron Lucas, Logan Schumacher, Michael McCord, Jordan Gonzales, Carlos Lopez and Brandon Dittrich.

On the girls’ side, Coach Martinez expects experienced play from Zoe Wilson, Harleigh Stegient and Katie Beth Hurd. Coach Martinez is also excited about four freshmen girls that played well during the fall team tennis season. The #1 girls’ player is Jeaux Leigh Cantu. The others are Paige Miesse, Emily Dick and Savannah Lilly.